Funding
Hardware Wallet Startup Ledger Closes €1.3 Million Seed Round
Bitcoin hardware wallet startup Ledger has raised €1.3m in an investment round led by French VC fund, XAnge Private Equity.
Lighthouse Raises Charity Crowdfunding Target in 24 Hours
Lighthouse, the bitcoin-powered crowdfunding application, raised its target of 3.5 BTC for Medic Mobile during its first 24 hours.
Pantera Leads $1.1 Million Funding for African Bitcoin Startup BitPesa
Kenya-based bitcoin services provider BitPesa has raised $1.1m in funding led by Pantera Capital and including Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.
HashRabbit Raises $500k for its Bitcoin Mining Software Solution
HashRabbit, which supplies enterprise-focused software to facilitate the management and security of bitcoin miners, has raised $500,000.
Uber, Hotwire Execs Back Micropayments Startup NeuCoin
Micropayments startup NeuCoin has raised $2.25m in angel funding from investors including King co-founder Patrik Stymne and Uber SVP Emil Michael.
BitGold Backed By Sprott in Public Stock Market Deal
Canada's BitGold has gone public following a reverse merger with mineral exploration company Loma Vista Capital.
BitFlyer Raises $1.1 Million from First-Time Japanese Bitcoin Investors
Bitcoin services firm bitFlyer has secured a $1.1m funding round to expand overseas, bringing its total to $2.93m.
Bitcoin Broker Anycoin Direct Raises €500k in Seed Funding
Anycoin Direct has raised €500,000 as part of its seed funding round to expand its bitcoin brokerage service.
Spark Capital, Aleph Lead $2.5 Million Investment in Colored Coins Startup Colu
Colored coins startup Colu has raised $2.5m from former Twitter and Tumblr investor Spark Capital, VC firm Aleph and more.
The 12 Biggest Bitcoin Funding Rounds Of All Time
Following Coinbase's record $75m round yesterday, CoinDesk looks back at the previous largest investments in the bitcoin space.
